diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/229_add_podman_connection_plugin_to_synchronize.yml b/changelogs/fragments/229_add_podman_connection_plugin_to_synchronize.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6f3030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/229_add_podman_connection_plugin_to_synchronize.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - synchronize - add ``community.podman.podman`` to the list of supported connection plugins (https://github.com/ansible-community/molecule-podman/issues/45).
diff --git a/plugins/action/synchronize.py b/plugins/action/synchronize.py
index 2f0a6e0..df3dab0 100644
--- a/plugins/action/synchronize.py
+++ b/plugins/action/synchronize.py
@@ -66,7 +66,15 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
             return path
 
         # If using docker or buildah, do not add user information
-        if self._remote_transport not in ['docker', 'community.general.docker', 'community.docker.docker', 'buildah', 'containers.podman.buildah'] and user:
+        if self._remote_transport not in [
+            'docker',
+            'community.general.docker',
+            'community.docker.docker',
+            'buildah',
+            'containers.podman.buildah',
+            'podman',
+            'containers.podman.podman'
+        ] and user:
             user_prefix = '%s@' % (user, )
 
         if self._host_is_ipv6_address(host):